MethodCallExpression (groovy 2.4.21 API)

org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.MethodCallExpression

All Implemented Interfaces and Traits:

MethodCall
```
public class MethodCallExpression
extends Expression
```
A method call on an object or class
Authors:
James Strachan

Field Summary

Fields
Modifiers	Name	Description
`static Expression`	`NO_ARGUMENTS`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and description
`MethodCallExpression (Expression objectExpression, String method, Expression arguments)`
`MethodCallExpression (Expression objectExpression, Expression method, Expression arguments)`

Methods Summary

Methods
Type Params	Return Type	Name and description
	`Expression`	`getArguments()`
	`GenericsType[]`	`getGenericsTypes()`
	`Expression`	`getMethod()`
	`String`	`getMethodAsString()` This method returns the method name as String if it is no dynamic calculated method name, but a constant.
	`MethodNode`	`getMethodTarget()` @return the target as method node if set
	`Expression`	`getObjectExpression()`
	`ASTNode`	`getReceiver()`
	`String`	`getText()`
	`boolean`	`isImplicitThis()` @return true if no object expression was specified otherwise if some expression was specified for the object on which to evaluate the method then return false
	`boolean`	`isSafe()` @return is this a safe method call, i.e. if true then if the source object is null then this method call will return null rather than throwing a null pointer exception
	`boolean`	`isSpreadSafe()`
	`boolean`	`isUsingGenerics()`
	`void`	`setArguments(Expression arguments)`
	`void`	`setGenericsTypes(GenericsType[] genericsTypes)`
	`void`	`setImplicitThis(boolean implicitThis)`
	`void`	`setMethod(Expression method)`
	`void`	`setMethodTarget(MethodNode mn)` Sets a method call target for a direct method call.
	`void`	`setObjectExpression(Expression objectExpression)`
	`void`	`setSafe(boolean safe)`
	`void`	`setSpreadSafe(boolean value)`
	`String`	`toString()`
	`Expression`	`transformExpression(ExpressionTransformer transformer)`
	`void`	`visit(GroovyCodeVisitor visitor)`

Inherited Methods Summary

Inherited Methods
Methods inherited from class	Name
`class Expression`	`getType, setType, transformExpression, transformExpressions, transformExpressions`
`class AnnotatedNode`	`addAnnotation, addAnnotations, getAnnotations, getAnnotations, getDeclaringClass, hasNoRealSourcePosition, isSynthetic, setDeclaringClass, setHasNoRealSourcePosition, setSynthetic`
`class ASTNode`	`copyNodeMetaData, getColumnNumber, getLastColumnNumber, getLastLineNumber, getLineNumber, getNodeMetaData, getNodeMetaData, getText, putNodeMetaData, removeNodeMetaData, setColumnNumber, setLastColumnNumber, setLastLineNumber, setLineNumber, setNodeMetaData, setSourcePosition, visit`
`class Object`	`wait, wait, wait, equals, toString, hashCode, getClass, notify, notifyAll`

- Field Detail
  - public static final Expression NO_ARGUMENTS
- Constructor Detail
  - public MethodCallExpression(Expression objectExpression, String method, Expression arguments)
  - public MethodCallExpression(Expression objectExpression, Expression method, Expression arguments)
- Method Detail
  - public Expression getArguments()
  - public GenericsType[] getGenericsTypes()
  - public Expression getMethod()
  - public String getMethodAsString()
    
    This method returns the method name as String if it is no dynamic calculated method name, but a constant.
  - public MethodNode getMethodTarget()
    
    Returns:
    the target as method node if set
  - public Expression getObjectExpression()
  - public ASTNode getReceiver()
  - public String getText()
  - public boolean isImplicitThis()
    
    Returns:
    true if no object expression was specified otherwise if some expression was specified for the object on which to evaluate the method then return false
  - public boolean isSafe()
    
    Returns:
    is this a safe method call, i.e. if true then if the source object is null then this method call will return null rather than throwing a null pointer exception
  - public boolean isSpreadSafe()
  - public boolean isUsingGenerics()
  - public void setArguments(Expression arguments)
  - public void setGenericsTypes(GenericsType[] genericsTypes)
  - public void setImplicitThis(boolean implicitThis)
  - public void setMethod(Expression method)
  - public void setMethodTarget(MethodNode mn)
    
    Sets a method call target for a direct method call. WARNING: A method call made this way will run outside of the MOP!
    Parameters:
    mn - the target as MethodNode, mn==null means no target
  - public void setObjectExpression(Expression objectExpression)
  - public void setSafe(boolean safe)
  - public void setSpreadSafe(boolean value)
  - public String toString()
  - public Expression transformExpression(ExpressionTransformer transformer)
  - public void visit(GroovyCodeVisitor visitor)

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[Java] Class MethodCallExpression

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Methods Summary

Inherited Methods Summary

Field Detail

public static final Expression NO_ARGUMENTS

Constructor Detail

public MethodCallExpression(Expression objectExpression, String method, Expression arguments)

public MethodCallExpression(Expression objectExpression, Expression method, Expression arguments)

Method Detail

public Expression getArguments()

public GenericsType[] getGenericsTypes()

public Expression getMethod()

public String getMethodAsString()

public MethodNode getMethodTarget()

public Expression getObjectExpression()

public ASTNode getReceiver()

public String getText()

public boolean isImplicitThis()

public boolean isSafe()

public boolean isSpreadSafe()

public boolean isUsingGenerics()

public void setArguments(Expression arguments)

public void setGenericsTypes(GenericsType[] genericsTypes)

public void setImplicitThis(boolean implicitThis)

public void setMethod(Expression method)

public void setMethodTarget(MethodNode mn)

public void setObjectExpression(Expression objectExpression)

public void setSafe(boolean safe)

public void setSpreadSafe(boolean value)

public String toString()

public Expression transformExpression(ExpressionTransformer transformer)

public void visit(GroovyCodeVisitor visitor)